Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter S. Cayetano and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warmly greet each other at the U.S. Department of State on June 21, 2018. Looking on are Philippine ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel G. Romualdez and Assistant Secretary for American Affairs Maria Lumen Isleta.

Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez deemed it fitting to hold the Philippine Embassy’s 120th Philippine Independence Day celebration at the Trump International Hotel, an elegant and historic venue in Washington, D.C., for this milestone occasion.